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Re: Scanning and maps

-- [ From: Oxclove * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
Digital cameras work wonders...but will also require some monkeying in
printshop in order to balance out the values. (I also have the Canon A-1
and its the best but when it comes to Web work, I prefer to work as directly
as possible and not spend extra money developing film). Either way you go,
be sure you have a zipdrive on your computer otherwise your hardrive will be
clogged up in no time! Good luck---Anna Oxclove
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Date: Tuesday, 25-Aug-98 04:54 PM
From: Michael Recke \ Internet: (m.recke.wrantepott@t-online.
de) To: maptrade@raremaps.com \ Internet: (maptrade@raremaps.com)
Subject: Scanning and maps
R.L. Betz wrote:
> I am in the process of purchasing a scanner to upload photos of maps to
the
> internet and would appreciate any advice on hardware, software, etc. (I
am
> assuming digital cameras do not adequately reproduce map images; correct?
).
>
> Also, any advice on taking photos of maps. I already own a decent, though
> old, Canon A-1 camera.
>
> Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.
>
> ___________________________________
> Richard L. & Penelope W. Betz
>
> richardlbetz@top.monad.net
You can take a look at my homepage at:
www.adr.de/ostfrieslandkarten/
All images there are scanned photos of old maps.
The original scans had better quality but were resized because an internet
site should not have images bigger than 50 KB.
The photos were resized and edited with Paint Shop Pro 4 Shareware.
You need a good scanner like the Microtek Scanmaker E6 and fast hardware
(Pentium, >16 MB RAM, lots of HD space) to handle the digitized data.
Michael Recke,
Emden,
Germany.
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman
Old Historic Maps & Prints
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